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NE.LA 7.1.Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
Reading: Students will learn and apply reading skills and strategies to comprehend text.
LA 7.1.3. Word Analysis: Students will use knowledge of phonetic and structural analysis to read and write grade-level text across all disciplines.LA 7.1.3.a. Know and apply phonetic and structural analysis (e.g., Greek and Latin roots and affixes, multi-syllable words) when reading, writing, and spelling grade-level text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling
LA 7.1.4. Fluency: Students will read a variety of grade-level print/digital texts fluently with accuracy, appropriate pace, phrasing, and expression to support comprehension.LA 7.1.4.a. Use reading strategies to persevere through text of increasing length and/or complexity.
LA 7.1.5. Vocabulary: Students will build and use conversational, academic, and content-specific grade-level vocabulary.LA 7.1.5.a. Apply knowledge of Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon roots, prefixes, and suffixes to understand complex words, including words across content areas.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words
LA 7.1.5.b. Select and apply knowledge of context clues (e.g., word, phrase, sentence, and paragraph clues) and text features to determine meaning of unknown words.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
LA 7.1.5.c. Acquire new academic and content-specific grade-level vocabulary, relate to prior knowledge, and apply in new situations.
LA 7.1.5.d. Analyze and use semantic relationships (e.g., multiple meanings, synonyms, antonyms, figurative language, connotations, subtle distinctions) to determine the meaning of words, aid in comprehension, and improve writing.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Vocabulary
LA 7.1.5.e. Verify meaning and pronunciation of words or phrases using reference materials.
LA 7.1.6. Comprehension: Students will construct meaning by applying prior knowledge, using text information, and monitoring comprehension while reading increasingly complex grade-level literary and informational text.LA 7.1.6.a. Analyze the meaning, reliability, and validity of the text considering author's purpose and perspective.
LA 7.1.6.b. Analyze and explain the relationships between elements of literary text (e.g., character development, setting, plot, conflict, point of view, theme).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea
LA 7.1.6.c. Analyze the author's use of literary devices (e.g., simile, metaphor, personification, idiom, oxymoron, hyperbole, alliteration, onomatopoeia, analogy, tone, mood).Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Analogies
LA 7.1.6.d. Summarize, analyze, and synthesize a literary text and/or media, using key details to support interpretation of the theme.
LA 7.1.6.e. Summarize, analyze, and synthesize an informational text and/or media, using supporting details to formulate the main idea.
LA 7.1.6.f. Apply knowledge of text features to locate information and explain how the information contributes to an understanding of print and digital text.
LA 7.1.6.g. Cite specific textual evidence to analyze and make inferences based on the characteristics of a variety of literary and informational texts.
LA 7.1.6.h. Explain the relationships or interactions between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in literary and informational texts, citing textual evidence to develop a regional, national, and international multicultural perspective.
LA 7.1.6.i. Construct and/or answer literal, inferential, critical, and interpretive questions and support answers with explicit evidence from the text or additional sources.
LA 7.1.6.j. Apply knowledge of organizational patterns to comprehend informational text (e.g., sequence/chronological, description, spatial, cause and effect, compare/contrast, fact/opinion, proposition/support).
LA 7.1.6.k. Select text for a particular purpose (e.g., answer a question, solve problems, enjoy, form an opinion, understand a specific viewpoint, predict outcomes, discover models for own writing, accomplish a task), citing evidence to support analysis, reflection,
LA 7.1.6.l. Build background knowledge and activate prior knowledge to clarify text, deepen understanding, and make text-to-self, text-to-text, and text-to-world connections while reading complex text.
LA 7.1.6.m. Self-monitor comprehension and independently apply appropriate strategies to understand text.
LA 7.1.6.n. Make and confirm/modify inferences with text evidence while previewing and reading literary, informational, digital text, and/or media.
LA 7.1.6.o. Demonstrate an understanding of complex text using textual evidence via multiple mediums (e.g., writing, artistic representation, video, other media).
NE.LA 7.2.Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
Writing: Students will learn and apply writing skills and strategies to communicate.
LA 7.2.1. Writing Process: Students will apply the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writing using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, and other conventions of standard English appropriate for grade-level.LA 7.2.1.b. Generate a draft that conveys complex ideas through analysis and use of organizational patterns that are suited to the purpose and intended audience, and includes a strong thesis, body, conclusion, and appropriate transitions linked to the purpose of the
LA 7.2.1.d. Compose paragraphs with grammatically correct simple, compound, and complex sentences of varying length and complexity.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Usage
LA 7.2.2. Writing Modes: Student will write in multiple modes for a variety of purposes and audiences across disciplines.LA 7.2.2.a. Communicate information and ideas effectively in analytic, descriptive, informative, narrative, poetic, persuasive, and reflective modes to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
NE.LA 7.3.Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
Speaking and Listening: Students will develop and apply speaking and listening skills and strategies to communicate for a variety of purposes.
LA 7.3.1. Speaking: Students will develop, apply, and refine speaking skills and strategies to communicate key ideas in a variety of situations.LA 7.3.1.a. Communicate ideas and information in a clear and concise manner suited to the purpose, setting, and audience (formal voice or informal voice), using appropriate word choice, grammar, and sentence structure.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
LA 7.3.1.b. Demonstrate and adjust speaking techniques (e.g., appropriate eye contact, pacing, nonverbal cues, word choice) for a variety of purposes and situations, including interpreting text.Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Speaking
LA 7.3.1.d. Convey a perspective with clear reasoning and valid evidence.
LA 7.3.1.e. Ask pertinent questions to acquire or confirm information.
LA 7.3.1.f. Address alternative or opposing perspectives when appropriate to the mode of speaking.
LA 7.3.2. Listening: Students will develop and demonstrate active listening skills across a variety of situations.LA 7.3.2.a. Utilize active and attentive listening skills (e.g., eye contact, nonverbal cues, taking notes, summarizing, questioning) for multiple situations and modalities.
LA 7.3.2.b. Analyze and evaluate the purpose and credibility of information being presented in diverse media and formats.
LA 7.3.3. Reciprocal Communication: Students will develop, apply, and adapt reciprocal communication skills.LA 7.3.3.c. Apply conversation strategies to recognize, consider, and explain new information presented by others in relationship to one's own ideas.
LA 7.3.3.d. Listen, ask probing questions, and interpret information being communicated and consider its contribution to a topic, text, or issue under study.
LA 7.3.3.e. Collaboratively converse with peers and adults on grade-appropriate topics and texts, building on others' ideas to clearly and persuasively express one's own views while respecting diverse perspectives.
NE.LA 7.4.Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
Multiple Literacies: Students will apply information fluency and practice digital citizenship.
LA 7.4.1. Information Fluency: Students will evaluate, create, and communicate information in a variety of media and formats (textual, visual, and digital).LA 7.4.1.a. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information from print and digital resources to generate and answer questions and create new understandings.